Pergamon Moon Globe, c.1963. Interiors

Pergamon Moon Globe, c.1963. InteriorsA 'Pergamon Moon Globe' or lunar globe. Produced by Paul Rth Verlag, Leipzig for Pergamon Press, c. 1963. Diameter 13 inches (33cm). Scale 1: 10,400,000. Mounted on a turned oak stand. The globe is based on the photography of Luna 3, the first space probe to photograph another planetary body, and the source of our first sight of the far side of the Moon. The cartouche reads in part: "the map material was prepared by the Central Research Institute of

Length: 112cm

Leather title panel with stamped gilt title

The rocking chair remains in its original condition

Shelf wear throughout but nonetheless an attractive volume

The painting has a wonderful depth throughout

published by Methuen & Company Ltd

'The Play Scene From Hamlet'

Payne moved to Derby in 1869 and was recorded as living at several places in the county of Derbyshire in the 1880s including Duffield and Barrow Upon Trent

Width: 99cm

The dish depicting a cherub is wider and shallower than the dish depicting a fox

but remains in a very good condition overall with fully functioning opening mechanism and hinges

There are some scuffs to the globe in areas (please see photographs) but generally the globe displays well